ND-Photo.nl 's - Seat Leon ST Cupra 280

[tracktoy]

Bought the Audi RS3 8V brake ducts / deflectors. They are by no means a straight fit and you need to hack away most of the material. I still need to fit them, as I have other priorities.

Partnr : 8V0407811 / 8V0407812

I have to say (and it was a very long time ago) I fitted them when I had stock wishbone mount they fitted with no problems but mine is a 2014 model so maybe they changed something.

I did notice on my parts supplier that I need a different set of ducts when I replaced the wishbones with the Super Pro ones, but actually it was the same duct and just needed brute force to fit.

 

[nd-photo.nl]

On the driver side, the hardware for the height sensor gets in the way. I had to cut a lot and havent got round to fit them yet. Once I have them fitted, I will post an update off course

 

[tracktoy]

Ah ok, when I first fitted these I had already had the KW DDC Plug and Play suspension (now replaced) and the garage re-positioned the height sensor so guess that is why I did not have any issues.

 

[nd-photo.nl]

@tracktoy That makes sense indeed

 

[nd-photo.nl]

Another modification I can highly recommend, replacing the 4 negative terminals for the coil packs with a single wire harness. This is connected to the big negative terminal behind the battery.

This will get rid of the clunky way of removing the coil packs and the chance of snapping these wires off everytime you take the coil packs out

As you can see, one of the terminals was already bent big time...

Modified the blue harness with some black felt tape for the OE look

 

[nd-photo.nl]

I wanted to try out bronze wheels for some time now and I got lucky with these MM MM-06 wheels in 19 inch with Nexen SU1 tyres (as good as new, 7mm thread, DOT code from 2023). Fitment is 100%!

I will be replacing the tyres probably next year, as I dont like the "slim" look, I prefer when the sidewalls are vertical so to speak

The ST has enough space to transport them easily

I like them...a lot

 

[nd-photo.nl]

Finally made an exhaust video, also made a video from my buddies VW Passat "R32" VR6 with a Varex Valvetronic muffler.

 

[nd-photo.nl]

I love the look of the drilled Zimmermanns behind the original wheel

 

[nd-photo.nl]

But what about the new wheels?

Before

And after

Ow boi, I think I'm in love

 

[nd-photo.nl]

And some more

I wasn't expecting this, but I am very happy with the looks!

 

[nd-photo.nl]

Seems I forgot to post the pictures, but I mentioned it once in my thread. The mod known as the Pikey R600 mod. I was going back and forwards with this, but in the end I kept it.

Partnr: 5Q0129849

And you need 2 screws, I already had these lying around (bought a 100 pack or something from Aliexpress)

Supposedly this fits in here

Zoomed out

Looking good already!

You have to drill 2 small holes for the screws. Not essential, but I added them for peace of mind

Another look at the screws

 

[Michael_LeonV]

Seems I forgot to post the pictures, but I mentioned it once in my thread. The mod known as the Pikey R600 mod. I was going back and forwards with this, but in the end I kept it.

Partnr: 5Q0129849

And you need 2 screws, I already had these lying around (bought a 100 pack or something from Aliexpress)

For the uninitiated, what does this achieve ?

 

[TripleBob]

For the uninitiated, what does this achieve ?

From the factory the air intake feeds half the air collected into/over the engine bay, and the other half is fed into the airbox/turbo. With this mod the engine bay feed is blanked off, so 100% of the air is fed into the turbo. This equals more and less turbulent air = potentially more power

Worth noting that some of the VW performance variants have this ‘mod’ already in situ from the factory

 

[nd-photo.nl]

I have to say (and it was a very long time ago) I fitted them when I had stock wishbone mount they fitted with no problems but mine is a 2014 model so maybe they changed something.

I did notice on my parts supplier that I need a different set of ducts when I replaced the wishbones with the Super Pro ones, but actually it was the same duct and just needed brute force to fit.

I was totally wrong it seems haha. I talked to a guy with an Audi S3 (also MQB off course) and I was able to look under his car and he showed me how they clicked into place. I just needed some brute force to click them into the right place and then tighten the tyraps.

As I brutally mangled the driver side one, I ordered a new one which I will be placing soon

 

[nd-photo.nl]

For the uninitiated, what does this achieve ?

@TripleBob explained it already, but "R600" refers to the Racingline R600 intake (see pic below)

RacingLine R600 Cold Air Intake for 2.0 TSI Golf R, GTI, Audi S3 & more

The RacingLine R600 is the world's most sophisticated MQB Intake, now for new MQB EVO cars too. RacingLine R600 Cold Air Intake for 2.0 TSI Golf mk7 & 8 R, GTI, Audi S3, Audi TTS, Cupra Leon, Octavia vRS, and many more.MQB: VWR12G7R600 / MQB EVO: VWR1200R600E

www.racingline.com

 

[tracktoy]

I was totally wrong it seems haha. I talked to a guy with an Audi S3 (also MQB off course) and I was able to look under his car and he showed me how they clicked into place. I just needed some brute force to click them into the right place and then tighten the tyraps.

As I brutally mangled the driver side one, I ordered a new one which I will be placing soon

Every day is a school day, and as I am old my memory can forget what I did in the past.

Keep up the good work your motor is great and getting better.

 

[Michael_LeonV]

@TripleBob explained it already, but "R600" refers to the Racingline R600 intake (see pic below)

RacingLine R600 Cold Air Intake for 2.0 TSI Golf R, GTI, Audi S3 & more

The RacingLine R600 is the world's most sophisticated MQB Intake, now for new MQB EVO cars too. RacingLine R600 Cold Air Intake for 2.0 TSI Golf mk7 & 8 R, GTI, Audi S3, Audi TTS, Cupra Leon, Octavia vRS, and many more.MQB: VWR12G7R600 / MQB EVO: VWR1200R600E

www.racingline.com

Cheers. Aside from the price (eyewatering is the term I use), the real issue that I have found is that whilst there is plenty of stuff available for the 2024 Leon, it focuses only on the VZ/VZx variants (i.e not the 190hp DNNA powered V variants), so ANY potential mods are really dubious/unknown whether they will fit
[sigh]

 

[nd-photo.nl]

@tracktoy I appreciate it man. I could not help myself and went for some optimization in the form of a Stage 1+ tune and stage 2 DSG tune not too long ago. The difference is crazy to say the least

I was surprised I was almost pushing 300HP already Decat downpipe will do that said the tuner

@Michael_LeonV sucks that they mainly focus on the performance variants. I dont know how return policy is in your country, but maybe try some things here and there and return it if it doesn't fit?

In the meantime I also invested in a expensive intake, but I think its worth it...

Intake Induction Air Filter Kit Proram PRK-148-BK for MQB MK7 Golf GTi / R | eBay

PRORAM oversized kit for the MQB platform fitting both RHD and LHD vehicles. Intake Induction Air Filter Kit Proram PRK-148-BK for Audi A3 TT Q3 SQ2 2.0 TFSI. Manufacturer: Proram. Proram pleated filter.

www.ebay.com

 

[Michael_LeonV]

@Michael_LeonV sucks that they mainly focus on the performance variants. I dont know how return policy is in your country, but maybe try some things here and there and return it if it doesn't fit?

In the meantime I also invested in a expensive intake, but I think its worth it...

Intake Induction Air Filter Kit Proram PRK-148-BK for MQB MK7 Golf GTi / R | eBay

PRORAM oversized kit for the MQB platform fitting both RHD and LHD vehicles. Intake Induction Air Filter Kit Proram PRK-148-BK for Audi A3 TT Q3 SQ2 2.0 TFSI. Manufacturer: Proram. Proram pleated filter.

www.ebay.com

Return postage would be a killer !!!

got the JB4 fitted last night. What a faff with the undertray to get to the TMAP sensor !!!